Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25

Perhaps we shall only have. after all,
more fireworks with mesmerism."
ut cannot be said," said Mr.. Athelstan
Kilburn, that our young friend receives
either sympathy or encouragement from
his professional brethren. Surely they
are above the petty feeling of Jealousy" 3
"He will get no encouragement from
me-" Mr.. Chick replied. 81 pretend to
nothing but the good old liues. | am a
medium-only medium. No fireworks
for me, sir. You know what to expect
from me. If the spirits wish to speak
through me they can. That's all. | be-
lieve some people have received messages
which spoke for themselves, aad were II
little more important than a lady in a
mesmeric trance. I'VE shall see"
"Hetty," Cicely whispered "it is that
odious man who always makes me feel as
he carried evil spirits about with him.
Do you think that his presence Will affect
Paul's powers ?"
"No, | am sure it will not. But, oh | |
wish it was over And oh | wish he
would not show off to Il great room full of
people"
perhaps he must
"His powers should be kept sacred and
shown to none but--but the people he
loves" Hetty murmured. "Oh to make
a trade and a show and a means of gain
out of such a power as his 1t would be
too dreadful"
"Whsper me everything, Hetty dear,
just as he does it. Oh if he would only
make me able to see it. He could if he
chose; Perhaps this evening-but tell me
all, Hetty."
Il suppose" said the Professor of
Science to Tom Langston, quietly, "that
there will be an opportunity afforded one
of submitting any experiments we may
be privileged to witness to the ordinary
tests"
ooh yes :" Tom replied "Why not
Herr PauluS's performances are upeX
pected, but they are all done in the light.
don't quite see how anything he has
done as yet could be tested You see
things, and you wonder how they are
done that is all"
Tell me about him "
"He is a young man. He has been
staying here a month now. In this house,
you know, we are always upto our necks
in magic and mystery, but since he came
we have learned to despise the old things
We do not care about rappnC we no
longer ask If our grandmothers are happy
We do not look for inc9ruated spirits. We
have no dark ScdHccS."
"All this seems distinct gain" said the
Professor
yes in their place we nave acquired
a beautiful freedom of transport. We
converse with anybody, all over he world
we find out what is going on everywhere
Mr. Brudenel, my guardian, goes off to
Abyssinia every morning for instruction
and arrives home in time for luncheon.
Lady Augusta is going through a course
of King Solomon's Wisdom: the girls are
always more or less mesmeric; the house
maids no longer 90 to the dentist when
they nave got toothache. Herr Paulus
leaves his earthly body on his bed while
he goes off to nave crack with his friends
in RUSSIA, in Thibet, in Africa"
The Professor laughed.
You cannot test any Of these things"
he said. eff people choose to believer in
common cheats and imposters--"
pardon me, Professor. Herr Paulus
is not a common cheat and impOster. | do
no not quite know what he is, but he
wants no money to begin with"
That is unusual"
at is, in this house at least"
but they talk OF newspaper, or some
thing interesting. brought here in a single
moment from an enormous distance"
Ten miles would he as good as three
thousand, but it wants big distance to
strike the Imagination. In fact, Profes-
sOr, have reason to know that the claim
set mp this evening will be the power to
convey things-not only messages or by
the wire-but actual things-parcels-
what you please, at any moment to any
distances by unseen agency
in that case" said the Professor, 81 am
come on FOOLS errand indeed"
"At Simla, only last year, 1T was the
Rev Benjamin Rudge, in his loud, coarse
voice, which irritated some people beyond
endurance-"some of the so-called occult
philosophers were invited TO bring over
copy of that days Times They refused
to do so, on the ground that every request
for miracle could not be complied with,
and that to ask such thing showed mere
curiosity. The refusal and the excuse
made scofiers laugh IF a man claims to
have great powers, he must prove them
Our young Prophet, if may call him SO,
has claimed very great powers on behalf
OF his Friends. He has shown US certain
things which we should have called mani
festationS of very high order If he ac-
tually does the thing of which we have
heard, ne will establish himself and his
Friends on the highest pinnacle which
science and philosophy have yet realized
even the power OF electricity will be sur
passed"
He had spent the afternoon rounding off
this and a few other sentences, with a
view to letter announcing the Miracles,
If it should come Oft. That letter was
duly sent and being signed by himself,
and backed by another from that we'll
known, sober, and well-balanced intellect,
the Rev. Amelus Horton, it met with uni
yersal incredibly, and snorts, and jeers.
But when the Professor himself Gravely
aud soberly described what had taken
place, so far as his senses enabled him to
SEE and to hear, Il sensation was produced
a7 Of new revelation and everybody
asked who was Herr Paulus, and nobody
knew, and all the world waited eagerly
for more.
when is he coming, Hetty ?" asked
Cicely
Very soon. believe. Oh How can
he do things n the presence o people who
want to make him ont an impOster -
Tell me all-whisper everything dear"
"The explanation" said Mr. Amelius
Horton, will, Of course, be found in the
development OF will energy. The I'M
known force is will energy. 1t is to be the
force of the future. 1t will be cultivated
by strength of body, and we shall take
rank in the future according to the
strength Of the will energy"
Who is that person." the Professor
asked Tom.
1T is the Rev. Amelius Horton Senior
Fellow of King Henry's, Cam1rid Ie "
cob Is that the result of classical
study or of mathematical research Well,
let us begin, and let us keep our eyes wide
open. OF course it is all nonsense about
Time and Space. There will, | suppose, be
n good deal OF talk to wrap up the real
thing"